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CIR is a global leader in open-source investigations, exposing and disrupting malign actors wherever they operate. Our teams investigate foreign influence operations, document harm in conflict environments and expose networks responsible for online manipulation and other harmful activity. At the heart of our approach is a distinctive combination of deep local expertise and cutting-edge investigative methods. By working with regional analysts, civil society partners and technical specialists, we are able to rapidly collect, verify and analyse digital evidence from some of the world’s most challenging environments.

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CIR aims to expose harm globally, online and offline, especially in violent conflicts.

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Infrastructure Environment

2nd Jul 26

Water as a weapon: A fourteen-year pattern in Syria

A new investigation by Syrian Archive and Verify, documenting over 1,000 incidents, show how water has been used as a weapon throughout Syria's conflict, from sieges and looted infrastructure, to flooding and contamination.

Civilians Environment

19th Mar 26

The ongoing death: How Russian-made mines are killing Syrians and destroying their forgotten lands

Since the start of the Syrian revolution in 2011, mines have killed thousands of Syrians and injured thousands more. In collaboration with CIR, this investigation by the Syrian CSO SIRAJ, reveals a systematic campaign by the Assad regime to use mines to cause long-term human, material, and environmental harm that could last for decades.